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Curiosity Finds a Weird 'Ball' on Mars

 
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PERFECT spheres? Nope, bsflag
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Go ahead and google 'haematite concretions' and you'll see a whole bunch of them.
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Close, but hardly perfectly rounded smooth spheres like the one shown.

I'm not saying there aren't spheriCAL rocks, I'm saying you don't find them with that level of precision unless they've been created that way.

What's even stranger about this is the amount of ancient spheres we find here on earth. The Costa Rica spheres for example
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It's hardly a rock, it's a little pebble 1cm wide. If you want to look through this picture looking for a stone as spherical as that one then knock yourself out.

[link to unews.utah.edu]
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For arguments sake, perfectly spherical STONES (not rocks, cause rocks have to be bigger then 1cm), are possible.

The odds of one being formed through concretions is probably astronomical. On top of that, concretions are in groups... So what the fuck is a statistical impossibility doing so far from home on the most unlikely of resting places?
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Re: Curiosity Finds a Weird 'Ball' on Mars
Images on mars always look like a dust covered landfill or rubble from an explosion.
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massive electrical discharge

^^^This^^^

Long term arc discharge if the data regarding the crustal thickness of the northern and southern hemispheres is accurate.
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There’s a perfect-looking sphere sitting proudly on a flat rock surface. It’s dusty, but under that dust it appears a little darker than the surrounding rock.

At first glance it looks like an old cannonball or possibly a dirty golf ball. But knowing that Mars is somewhat lacking in the 16th Century battleship and golf cart departments, there was likely another answer. Of course it’s nothing man (or alien)-made, despite what your brain might be telling you. It’s another fascinating rock. Yep, it’s a spherical Mars rock.


MORE....
[link to news.discovery.com]


[link to mars.jpl.nasa.gov]

spock
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Look again at the pic in the link, now imagine the ball is the very center of a clock. Now look where 8 o'clock would be.

There is a circular indentation that appears to be the same size of the ball, and the surrounding rock has what appears to be fissures from impact.

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Hey what about the ufo in the skies take a look its not dust or pix.
[link to mars.jpl.nasa.gov]
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That's not an UFO - that's definitely a Mitsubishi Space Wagon.

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That may not be.....but this was....and they still haven't explained it.

UFO Photographed by Mars Curiosity
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When you realize that the 'Curiosity' rover trip is not much more than a PSYOP, taking place in the Chilean desert, you will understand why such artifacts are being 'found' and 'seen'.

The American public is the most gullible society on the face of the planet. If the media says it, they believe it to be 'gospel truth'. What a sad turnaround.
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Hey what about the ufo in the skies take a look its not dust or pix.
[link to mars.jpl.nasa.gov]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 55433971

That's not an UFO - that's definitely a Mitsubishi Space Wagon.

.
 Quoting: Hydra


That may not be.....but this was....and they still haven't explained it.

UFO Photographed by Mars Curiosity
[link to unexplained.co]


spock
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That is very odd.
Just because YOU don’t believe
in the Rougarou; or the Loup Garou, don’t make you safe; No !

The Constitution is a blend of 'moral certitude' -- which is one of the reasons that criminals are determined to be rid of it and We the People must be even more determined to defend it.

"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." - Thomas Paine

The only thing the Illuminati fears is an independent person who can live, eat, sleep, stay warm and defend themselves separate from Federal help. Pray that the Lord gives us more time! The End is near and time is short!

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. ~Proverbs 18:2


For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible

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Re: Curiosity Finds a Weird 'Ball' on Mars
There’s a perfect-looking sphere sitting proudly on a flat rock surface. It’s dusty, but under that dust it appears a little darker than the surrounding rock.

At first glance it looks like an old cannonball or possibly a dirty golf ball. But knowing that Mars is somewhat lacking in the 16th Century battleship and golf cart departments, there was likely another answer. Of course it’s nothing man (or alien)-made, despite what your brain might be telling you. It’s another fascinating rock. Yep, it’s a spherical Mars rock.


MORE....
[link to news.discovery.com]


[link to mars.jpl.nasa.gov]

spock
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this brings into light the age old question most modern generations avoid....why is everything f...ing round there is a plausible guess....we are on an atom or molecule of space and time which would make us intelligent parasites!!!! we are much smaller than we think.
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Re: Curiosity Finds a Weird 'Ball' on Mars
There’s a perfect-looking sphere sitting proudly on a flat rock surface. It’s dusty, but under that dust it appears a little darker than the surrounding rock.

At first glance it looks like an old cannonball or possibly a dirty golf ball. But knowing that Mars is somewhat lacking in the 16th Century battleship and golf cart departments, there was likely another answer. Of course it’s nothing man (or alien)-made, despite what your brain might be telling you. It’s another fascinating rock. Yep, it’s a spherical Mars rock.


MORE....
[link to news.discovery.com]


[link to mars.jpl.nasa.gov]

spock
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this brings into light the age old question most modern generations avoid....why is everything f...ing round there is a plausible guess....we are on an atom or molecule of space and time which would make us intelligent parasites!!!! we are much smaller than we think.
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Get Tom Hanks, we found Wilson.
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Go ahead and google 'haematite concretions' and you'll see a whole bunch of them.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 63034898


Close, but hardly perfectly rounded smooth spheres like the one shown.

I'm not saying there aren't spheriCAL rocks, I'm saying you don't find them with that level of precision unless they've been created that way.

What's even stranger about this is the amount of ancient spheres we find here on earth. The Costa Rica spheres for example
 Quoting: CalmShock


It's hardly a rock, it's a little pebble 1cm wide. If you want to look through this picture looking for a stone as spherical as that one then knock yourself out.

[link to unews.utah.edu]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 63034898


For arguments sake, perfectly spherical STONES (not rocks, cause rocks have to be bigger then 1cm), are possible.

The odds of one being formed through concretions is probably astronomical. On top of that, concretions are in groups... So what the fuck is a statistical impossibility doing so far from home on the most unlikely of resting places?
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most likely engine fall out, frozen before it landed. my guess we are polluting other planets now one was not enough
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How do we know it's a perfect sphere ?

The back-side might be jagged.

And, the shiny bit ?

We've been littering Mars for years.
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Don't you think it's strange that someone got there before the rover
and drew a very neat RED CIRCLE around these items.

Very very strange
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Don't you think it's strange that someone got there before the rover
and drew a very neat RED CIRCLE around these items.

Very very strange
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Hey what about the ufo in the skies take a look its not dust or pix.
[link to mars.jpl.nasa.gov]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 55433971

That's not an UFO - that's definitely a Mitsubishi Space Wagon.

.
 Quoting: Hydra


That may not be.....but this was....and they still haven't explained it.

UFO Photographed by Mars Curiosity
[link to unexplained.co]


spock
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That is very odd.
 Quoting: Loup Garou


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It's from an electrical discharge.

[link to www.thunderbolts.info (secure)]

But there is another phenomenon that produces spheres—electric discharge. In the plasma lab, electric arcs create tiny spheres that are often hollow, such as the hematite concretions seen above. Electric discharge tends to produce spherical layering and a distinct equator and pole, because the electromagnetic force "squeezes" perpendicular to the current that creates it.
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According to MSL scientists based at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., the ball isn’t as big as it looks — it’s approximately one centimeter wide. Their explanation is that it is most likely something known as a “concretion.” Other examples of concretions have been found on the Martian surface before — take, for example, the tiny haematite concretions, or “blueberries”, observed by Mars rover Opportunity in 2004 — and they were created during sedimentary rock formation when Mars was abundant in liquid water many millions of years ago.

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wait....if thats a metallic meteorite that fell on water....that means water must have been there NOT TOO LONG AGO !!!!
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wait....if thats a metallic meteorite that fell on water....that means water must have been there NOT TOO LONG AGO !!!!
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wait nvm..it would have cracked on water
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Go ahead and google 'haematite concretions' and you'll see a whole bunch of them.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 63034898


Close, but hardly perfectly rounded smooth spheres like the one shown.

I'm not saying there aren't spheriCAL rocks, I'm saying you don't find them with that level of precision unless they've been created that way.

What's even stranger about this is the amount of ancient spheres we find here on earth. The Costa Rica spheres for example
 Quoting: CalmShock


It's hardly a rock, it's a little pebble 1cm wide. If you want to look through this picture looking for a stone as spherical as that one then knock yourself out.

[link to unews.utah.edu]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 63034898


For arguments sake, perfectly spherical STONES (not rocks, cause rocks have to be bigger then 1cm), are possible.

The odds of one being formed through concretions is probably astronomical. On top of that, concretions are in groups... So what the fuck is a statistical impossibility doing so far from home on the most unlikely of resting places?
 Quoting: CalmShock
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It's from an electrical discharge.

[link to www.thunderbolts.info (secure)]

But there is another phenomenon that produces spheres—electric discharge. In the plasma lab, electric arcs create tiny spheres that are often hollow, such as the hematite concretions seen above. Electric discharge tends to produce spherical layering and a distinct equator and pole, because the electromagnetic force "squeezes" perpendicular to the current that creates it.
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Is it Happy Fun Ball?
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Almost seems to have a green tint to it also...very odd
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its a metallic meteorite however...thought that was already clear
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Close, but hardly perfectly rounded smooth spheres like the one shown.

I'm not saying there aren't spheriCAL rocks, I'm saying you don't find them with that level of precision unless they've been created that way.

What's even stranger about this is the amount of ancient spheres we find here on earth. The Costa Rica spheres for example
 Quoting: CalmShock


It's hardly a rock, it's a little pebble 1cm wide. If you want to look through this picture looking for a stone as spherical as that one then knock yourself out.

[link to unews.utah.edu]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 63034898


For arguments sake, perfectly spherical STONES (not rocks, cause rocks have to be bigger then 1cm), are possible.

The odds of one being formed through concretions is probably astronomical. On top of that, concretions are in groups... So what the fuck is a statistical impossibility doing so far from home on the most unlikely of resting places?
 Quoting: CalmShock

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lets forget about the actual image. who noticed it or does the rover have balls on its mind? i mean to be that far away and see a 3 inch ball .....really? it is on a planet where there are few storms if ever and no lighting has been seen,so static discharge unlikely.
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lets forget about the actual image. who noticed it or does the rover have balls on its mind? i mean to be that far away and see a 3 inch ball .....really? it is on a planet where there are few storms if ever and no lighting has been seen,so static discharge unlikely.
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You noticed that IT noticed...

hmm
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lets forget about the actual image. who noticed it or does the rover have balls on its mind? i mean to be that far away and see a 3 inch ball .....really? it is on a planet where there are few storms if ever and no lighting has been seen,so static discharge unlikely.
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You noticed that IT noticed...

hmm
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are we stating opinions or grammar checking ? seems to be a lot of English teachers on the web these days.





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